Circuit Court of Pope County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit) Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$2

Applies to

First pleading

A $2.00 Dispute Resolution Fund fee must be collected in civil cases, except proceedings commenced by or for a local government, and the initiating party must pay it when filing the first pleading.

The Clerks of the Circuit Court in each county shall upon entry of this Order, begin to charge and collect a Dispute Resolution Fund fee of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) in all civil cases except in proceedings commenced by or on behalf of a unit of local government. Such fee shall be paid by the party initiating the action at the time of filing the first pleading.

CRITICALCivil cases

Circuit Court Clerks must remit collected Dispute Resolution Fund fees to the applicable County Treasurer at the end of each month.

The Dispute Resolution Fund fees shall be remitted by the Clerks of the Circuit Court to the County Treasurer of each County at the end of each month.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each Clerk must maintain accounts verifying all Dispute Resolution Fund fees received and remitted.

Each Clerk shall establish and maintain a system of accounts verifying all Dispute Resolution Fund fees received and remitted.

CRITICALCivil cases

Upon receipt of said fees each month, each County Treasurer shall promptly disburse the entire amount of said fees to the Dispute Resolution Fund which shall be maintained in the County Treasurer's Accounts of the County of residence of the Chief Judge of the Circuit or in such County Treasurer's Accounts specified by the Chief Judge of the Circuit.

Upon receipt of said fees each month, each County Treasurer shall promptly disburse the entire amount of said fees to the Dispute Resolution Fund which shall be maintained in the County Treasurer's Accounts of the County of residence of the Chief Judge of the Circuit or in such County Treasurer's Accounts specified by the Chief Judge of the Circuit.

CRITICALCivil cases

The County Treasurer must maintain accounts verifying all Dispute Resolution Fees received and disbursed.

The County Treasurer shall maintain a system of accounting verifying all Dispute Resolution Fees received and disbursed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Service provider costs are not eligible for waiver, credit for time served, or substitution of community service.

WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides that service provider costs are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; and

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Service provider costs

Defendants must pay service provider costs, which are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; the Circuit Clerk is appointed to receive and remit those costs in Pope County.

WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides the defendant shall pay service provider costs to the entity that provided the service; and WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides that service provider costs are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; and The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pope County is appointed as the receiver and remitter of service provider costs, which may include, but are not limited to, probation fees, traffic school fees, and drug or alcohol testing fees.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Service provider costs

Defendants must pay service provider costs, which are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; the Circuit Clerk is appointed to receive and remit those costs in Pulaski County.

WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides the defendant shall pay service provider costs to the entity that provided the service; and WHEREAS, 705 ILCS 135/5-15 provides that service provider costs are not eligible for credit for time served, substitution of community service, or waiver; and The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County is appointed as the receiver and remitter of service provider costs, which may include, but are not limited to, probation fees, traffic school fees, and drug or alcohol testing fees.